Category: Designers
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Free Designer Pattern: Alexander McQueen Kimono Jacket
Alexander McQueen would have been 44 today. On the occasion of his birthday, here’s a look back at the free pattern McQueen shared with SHOWstudio: the Scanners kimono jacket. The original kimono jacket was made of black silk, and was shown on the runway with a matching pencil skirt and long gloves (worn by a…
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Vionnet Patterns
The reputation of Madeleine Vionnet (1876-1975), the brilliant innovator in draping and the bias cut, has only increased with time. The label she founded in 1912 was recently revived, and Betty Kirke’s book is back in print for the house’s 100th anniversary. You can see Vionnet pieces online at the V&A and the Costume Institute.…
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